Richard Collins: councillor for Maesteg West, Bridgend County Borough Council
Richard Collins is a Labour councillor for the Maesteg West ward on Bridgend County Borough Council, according to the council's own published list.
- Council
- Bridgend County Borough Council
- Ward
- Maesteg West
- Party
- Labour
- Official profile
- democratic.bridgend.gov.uk
- Source
- Bridgend County Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy)
How to contact Richard Collins
These are the details Bridgend County Borough Council publishes for Richard Collins, exactly as published on 2 November 2026:
- Email: Cllr.Richard.Collins@bridgend.gov.uk
- Phone: 01656 736544
- Home address (published by the council): Highfields, 24 Neath Road, Maesteg, CF34 9PG
- Official profile: democratic.bridgend.gov.uk
Who else represents Maesteg West
- Ross Penhale-Thomas Llynfi Independents Leader of Democratic Alliance Group
Labour on Bridgend County Borough Council
Labour holds 22 of the 51 seats on Bridgend County Borough Council, the largest group. Seats by party: Labour 22, Independent 20, Llynfi Independents 3, Labour and Co-operative 3, Plaid Cymru 1, Conservative 1 and others.
Leaders and post holders on Bridgend County Borough Council
- John Spanswick Leader
- Amanda Williams Bridgend County Independents Group Leader
- Elaine Winstanley Deputy Mayor
- Ross Penhale-Thomas Leader of Democratic Alliance Group
- Heidi Bennett Mayor
- Jane Gebbie Deputy Leader / Cabinet Member Social Services, Health and Wellbeing
All 51 councillors of Bridgend County Borough Council, by ward and party.
Who has power over Maesteg West
Richard Collins sits on Bridgend County Borough Council, at level 3 of the ten levels of power. These are the bodies above Bridgend, each with its own page:
- South Wales Police led by Emma Wools, Jeremy Vaughan
- Aberafan Maesteg: Stephen Kinnock (Labour) MP
- Bridgend: Chris Elmore (Labour) MP
- Rhondda and Ogmore: Chris Bryant (Labour) MP
- Senedd devolved law-making for Wales
- UK government and all 650 MPs
- United Nations, IMF, G7 and G20
The full ladder of power over Bridgend, from residents' groups to the G20.
Where this comes from
Bridgend County Borough Council: councillors by ward (modern.gov web service), read 2 November 2026 (saved copy). Published by Bridgend County Borough Council. The page is rebuilt from the official list each time it is read again, so anything the council changes or removes changes here too. Name or seat out of date? Tell us.